Can AI remove subtitles from video?

Yes — when subtitles are burned into the pixels (hardcoded). Soft subtitle tracks should be disabled in the player or remuxed instead.

What is the difference between hardcoded and soft subtitles?

Soft subtitles are a separate track you can turn off. Hardcoded captions are painted into each frame and need AI inpainting or manual cleanup.

Which mode should I use?

Start with Clean Outside Box to protect your subject. Use Clean Inside Box for a fixed caption bar. Use Auto when text appears in many places.

Does it remove watermarks too?

Yes. The same engine powers Topview's video watermark remover — logos and burnt-in text are both overlays.

What formats are supported?

MP4 and MOV, up to 1024MB, short side up to 1080p, max 10 minutes.

How much does it cost?

1.8 credits per minute of source duration (about $0.29/min on annual plans).

Will text removal blur the background?

The engine reconstructs underlying pixels. Complex motion behind captions can still leave artifacts — use the highest-quality source available.

Why open Board to upload?

The CTA opens Board with the remove-watermark tool and Clean Outside Box preselected via sid, so credits and files stay in your workspace.

Hardcoded subtitles×Clean Outside Box

Subtitle Removerfor Burnt-In Captions

Wipe hardcoded subtitles and on-screen text without a separate editor. Start with Clean Outside Box to protect your subject, or Auto when captions cover the whole frame.

Only process videos you have the rights to edit. Soft (toggleable) subtitles should be removed in the player — this tool targets burnt-in text.

Hardcoded captions, cleaned

Drag the slider to compare burnt-in captions before and after AI cleanup.

Video frame with hardcoded subtitles before removal

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Before — burnt-in captionsAfter — text removed

Drag left or right to inspect the cleanup quality.

Why Topview for subtitle & text removal

Same AI engine as watermark removal — tuned workflows for caption strips.

Hardcoded vs soft

Built for burnt-in captions

Soft subtitles can be toggled off in a player. Hardcoded / karaoke / burned-in text needs pixel-level cleanup — that's what this tool does.

Clean Outside Box

Protect the subject first

Draw a box around the face or product you want to keep. Everything outside — including caption bars — gets cleaned.

Multilingual text

Works across languages

EN, ZH, JA, KO, ES and other burnt-in overlays are treated as pixel text, not language-specific OCR workflows.

Pricing

About $0.29 / minute

Same 1.8 credits/min pricing as watermark removal — no separate tool fee.

How to Remove Hardcoded Subtitles

Three steps from upload to a caption-free export.

1
Open the tool & upload
Continue to Board and upload an MP4/MOV that has burnt-in captions.
2
Prefer Clean Outside Box
Box your subject so the engine cleans caption areas outside the protected region. Use Clean Inside Box for a single caption strip.
3
Generate & review
Preview the cleaned frames, then download or keep editing in Board.

When you need a subtitle remover

Repurpose clips without re-editing timelines for every language.

Localization prep

Strip original-language burnt-in captions before burning new localized text.

UGC reuse

Clean influencer captions you have rights to reuse for ads or landing pages.

Karaoke / lyric overlays

Remove animated lyric bars when you only need the performance footage.

Training & education

Clear classroom recordings of burned timestamps or slide captions when allowed.

Same clear pricing as watermark removal

Indicative comparison for AI cleanup tools.

Topview

~$0.29/min

1.8 credits/min · annual plan

Specialty removers

~$0.27–0.45/min

Often watermark-only

Manual editors

Hours of labor

Masking / clone stamp

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